New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-19
THE NEWS IN LONDON.
rpE QUEENS JUBILEE THE ALL-ABsohDiN"
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,orn,y June 1s-It rains Kings Two c@in0
.osterday the Kings of Denmark and "reec"' 'N'
v,rc and Queen of the Bclgians arrive "-h's"''
md Crown Princes, Princes Imperial draho D'Ne'
.,a Hereditary Grand Dukes arc too numerous W
-o.,ior They with their indispensable attend
..,s number 265. This figure is The resuio vi
.o,.fu, calculation for purposes OF hospitah'y' A"'
ondon population is in state OF the ere'''''
enthusiasm and delight over spectacles which occur
-,-os+ hourly. The gate of Marlborough House Is
,n centre of attraction, the Prince ana Princess Vi
WALES driving forth from time to time 10 fecei''
choir royal kin and friends at the railway sVatioh
,,a driving back along crowded streets with other
proces and Princesses il not Kings and queens III
,,o,r cor+cre Nothing but the Jubilee now inter
ests any part of the London world Inc eAci'e-
ment has reached even fashionable society wilioii
,ereofore has been inclined to regard these events
IN q spirit of weariness Politics. tho Crimes bln'
the Bodyke evictions and all other topics hoio
r,ace secondary to the Jubilee. The House OF
Commons has a happy hour at question time, when
every imaginable ntcrrogatory relating to TUESDAY
celebration is put and answered. l fear thae ho'
a few of the Irish themselves would gladly pe
present at the Abbey but for fear OF the wi"'i
of their Transatlantic compatriots.
uhe Queen has cut short her stay al balm0rA'
and arrived at Windsor yesterday morning. 1hore
sbe remains. Not even for her own Jubilee VIII
Her Majesty come to London an hour sooner IMAM
needful. She does not In fact arrive at Buckins-
ham Palace till Monday and returns to Windsor on
"Wednesday. 1t is the Prince Of Wales who Is
everywhere in evidence and who, with The Prlncess
discharges all obligations of courtesy to his molher
quests Royal etiquette seems easy on such polhee'
"A visitor arriving in London to-day might suppose
tho Jubilee celebration was already begun, as
indeed it is Not only stands, seats galleries ana
balconies are erected the route Of the procession
but great quantities Of decorations are already
nm. Venetian masts line St. Jamess-st. and
Piccadilly. Flags are everywhere flying, notably
the stars and Stripes. Many houses both on and
of the line of the procession are gay with red CLOTH
streamers, bunting and ornamental devices Mose
of the iluminations seem ready and many were
visible last night
The scale on which these preparations arc pro-
Feeding exceeds not only all precedent but all
anticipation London is indeed city transformed
No man has ever seen it in such state of animation
Or such crowds thronging all day long through tho
streets of the West End. The route over which
TUESDAYS procession win pass is now almost i'm
passable all the afternoon, and not passable at all
without great delay. Blocks occur at every corner
Carriages move at funeral pace in treble files
each way the whole length Of Pccadilly. Hotels
turn away hundreds daily and other hundreds
nightly. Bankers and other business men are
offered any sum for the use Of upper floors as
bedrooms. Yet the provincial spectators have
hardly begun TO arrive.
I1n traffic in Jubilee seats has now extended 10
seats in the Abbey many Of which have got into
queer hands. This results from the system of
distribution the Lord Chamberlain necessarily send
ing out large numbers of tickets to persons IN
representative positions and they again trusting
others to see that they are rightly given. An
official notice is published that tickets are
not transferable. No person acquires title by
purchase, and precautions will be taken to
detect and expel all such holders. hear that
5000 has been paid for single poor seat.
New social departures, account of the
Jubilee, are heard Of daily For
one which is very marked Lord Rosebery is re-
sponsible. Lord and Lady Rosebery will give a
dinner at Lansdowne House on Thursday to
the Queens guests, followed by small party.
All the men present will be expected to appear either
in uniform OF in what is here called frock dress
or tights Heretofore such dress has been worn
only at Windsor Castle. Buckingham Palace OIL
Marlborough House. The innovation is in honor Of
foreign royalty.
1t was in Difference to Mr. Gladstone's wish that
the Irish abstained last night from all other mani
festation than silently walking out of the Hous,
Of Commons when the hour arrived for closing dis
cussion in Committee the Crimes bill. They
have made their protest They can do no NOR
at present. Mr.. Gladstone and the whole Glad
stonian party joined in 1t. After the vot
bad been taken all streamed forth fron
the House in solemn single file. Th
result Of the Irish absention was. of course. t
increase the Government majority for Coercion
which thus rose to 169. This figure will not fail t
make an impression on the country; perhaps
greater impression than that demonstration @
dumb dislike to the bill which the Iris
thought most effective The Engliih ar
not easily moved by proceedings
this kind The Irish probably do not care whethe